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136 SOLUTION THE VALUES OF THE QUR'AN
In villages cordoned off by Serbian soldiers,
access to food was only possible through
the permission of Serbian soldiers.
Everyone faced poverty, sickness,
starvation and death. Seeing no way out,
some fled the Serb onslaught, streaming
across the borders barefoot. These refugees were the token of another aspect of war.
Life in the tents was wretched and thousands of children shared the desperation and
fear of their families.
religious war, thought by many to have been initiated by the undying
hatred of the Orthodox Church for Islam.
The Anti-Religious Dictatorship in the Largest Islamic Country:
Indonesia
Life is as precarious for Muslims in Indonesia, an archipelago in Far
East, as it is for many other people facing war around the globe. This
country covering a huge land, an area the size of the European landmass,
is the fourth most populous nation in the world, with a population of 210
million (mid 2000). About 87% of the population is Muslim. There are